Audit of USAID/Yemen’s Basic Education Support and Training Project.

Yemen’s literacy, student enrollment, and retention rates are among the worst in the world, particularly for girls in rural areas. USAID/Yemen issued a 5-year, $20 million agreement to the Academy for Educational Development to implement the Basic Education Support and Training (BEST) Program. The agreement period is September 30, 2007, to December 31, 2012.

This audit will determine whether USAID/Yemen’s BEST Program is strengthening the capacity of communities, schools, and the Ministry of Education to improve and sustain education for Yemen’s children.